Location
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
Compensation
$150k–$259k USD
Posted
5 days ago
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Posted $259k · in the market band
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Legal & ComplianceJob Sub Function:
Enterprise ComplianceJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob Description:
We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Privacy & Data Protection - Americas to be based in New Brunswick, NJ; Sao Paulo, Brazil; or Bogota, Colombia.
About Innovative Medicine
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
Purpose: The Director, Privacy & Data Protection for the Americas region serves as the senior regional privacy leader for Johnson & Johnson’s IM Sector. This role provides strategic leadership, governance, and operational excellence across all privacy and data protection activities in the region. The Director ensures compliance with diverse Americas privacy laws, drives adoption of Johnson & Johnson’s global Privacy Policies and Rulebook, and enables responsible data innovation across IM Commercial, Clinical, R&D, Digital Surgery/Robotics, and connected‑device environments.
In carrying out its responsibility for ensuring privacy compliance, the Director leads a large, distributed network of named Privacy Stewards across IM Commercial, Clinical, and R&D functions throughout the Americas, with responsibility for execution of privacy requirements at the market level.
The role includes one direct report—a Senior Manager responsible for privacy leadership in the Latin America (LATAM) sub‑region.
This position reports to the Global Privacy & Data Protection Leader for the IM Sector and serves as a key contributor within the regional IM leadership ecosystem.
You will be responsible for:
Regional Leadership & Strategic Accountability
Leadership of the Americas Privacy Operating Model
Direct Leadership of IM Privacy Stewards (Commercial, Clinical & R&D)
Strategic Business Partnership & Executive Guidance
Engagement with the Global Privacy Organization (GPO)
Governance, Risk Management, Compliance & Regulatory Interaction
Qualifications/Requirements:
Technical Expertise
Leadership
People Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Business Acumen
Ideal Candidate Profile:
A strategic, collaborative privacy leader with deep IM business understanding, strong regulatory expertise, and a track record of navigating complex technical, clinical, and commercial environments. The ideal candidate demonstrates operational excellence, strategic clarity, strong people leadership, and the ability to responsibly enable data‑driven innovation across the Americas region.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
Brazil & Colombia - Requisition Number: R-078276
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Audit and Compliance Trends, Audit Findings and Recommendations, Compliance Management, Compliance Policies, Compliance Risk, Confidentiality, Consulting, Controls Compliance, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Legal Function, Legal Services, Policy Development, Risk Management Framework, Tactical Planning, Team Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$150,000.00 - $258,750.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).More open roles at Johnson & Johnson
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